Columnists - The Durango Herald

Jared Polis wants to win back the hippies

It’s such a bother when politicians have to go and complicate your clean narrative about why they’re succeeding. Last week, I spoke to Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado. Polis...

DATE: Nov 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Mom unsure how to handle accident aftermath

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, my 7-year-old son was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in a crosswalk. He’s fine now. His injuries were minor, although it was frightening. Police and parame...

DATE: Nov 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Politics would benefit from the traits of a skilled coach, good parent or effective boss

Depending on the coach, a loss is either a nightmare or a teaching tool. Mediocre or poor coaches dread losses, seeing how they threaten job security, especially when they start piling up. G...

DATE: Nov 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Brendan Shafer Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe

Like it or not, Durango has an active bluegrass-music scene. Live with it. While its popularity may bum some of the genre’s naysayers out, it’s arguably not any more fertile than the towns p...

DATE: Nov 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Partner enables grown son’s bad behavior

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been living with someone for four years. When we started living together, his son “Byron” was incarcerated. Byron is 33 and has been in trouble since he was 15. His dad keeps...

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Is Chris Hansen a good fit for leading LPEA into the energy future?

Credit La Plata Electric Association with the ability to keep a secret. The first report that state Sen. Chris Hansen had been hired as CEO of the member-owned electric distribution cooperat...

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Crosswalk collision: Who’s at fault, and who wins?

Dear Action Line: While driving, I recently had a very close call with two e-bikers, and wondered who would be at fault if an accident had occurred. With e-bikes accessible to anyone who...

DATE: Nov 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Thankful for the lessons learned from wild horses and cowboys

It’s that time of year again, leaves are falling, snow is in the forecast and Yellowstone is back on TV. Before we know it, there will be a run on black Stetsons, mirrored sunglasses and to...

DATE: Nov 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Offer to repay favor has many strings

DEAR ABBY: I helped a friend by giving her rides to and from work for two weeks while her car was being repaired. When she got her car back, she told me to let her know if she could ever rep...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter refuses to see the truth

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Virginia,” age 27, lives with her boyfriend, “Ray,” on the East Coast and teaches kindergarten. Last month, she confided that she had caught him cheating. She saw te...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

We all depend on natural systems, one another to survive and thrive

As I read the local news, it makes me wonder about people who live here: What do you really know about this place that you now call home? Do you grasp that we are in an area of private land,...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Democrats have helped working people, improved lives of all Americans

Political pundits blaming Democratic “elites” and their supposed indifference to working people for Trump’s election are wrong. The Biden administration did all it could to help working-clas...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns